Reflection

A Word on Loyalty

Loyalty allows us the freedom to be who we are

To make mistakes knowing that there is an unbreakable bond that ties us together

A safe place to come back to

A place void of doubt and insecurity

A place of faith, conviction and total trust

Knowing that someone or something has always got your back

And that you in turn have theirs

Loyalty provides you with a springboard in which you can launch back into life after a set back

A solid foundation to build your home

A safe place to retreat to when you need

And when loyalty dies, something in our collective humanity dies along with it

We’re thrust into chaos and uncertainty

Pushed further towards fear and insecurity

And paranoia.

There will be no place left to rest your head

No shoulder to lean on

Nothing or no-one you can count on to wipe away your tears

Just an empty void, left to fend for yourself.

A life without loyalty is like a rudderless ship drifting off to sea

It’s aimless, pointless.

Going nowhere and without any reason.

It’s the undoing of the social fabric that binds us all together

Because when loyalties die, societies crumble

Relationships become weak, 

And families are torn apart.

Loyalty is a commitment you make

It says, I will go to the ends of the earth for you, 

I will suffer with you

Reminding each other, that we are in this thing together,

Perhaps you still think you can live happily affording this loyalty only to yourself

But unfortunately, life is not and never has been, an individual pursuit

Author

Michael Dahdal

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